10 Most Popular Songs On Wedding Playlists

Here are the 10 most popular songs on wedding playlists.   When you attend a wedding there are certain songs that you can expect to dance to during the wedding reception.  A survey of over 1,000 wedding playlists on Spotify found the 10 most popular songs.

Firstly, on the wedding day, the guests are excited to get on the dance floor.  The bride and groom made their entrance, the best man gave his speech and dinner served, it's time to dance.  A fun time for the guests.  Time to kick off the heels, unloosen the tie and get down on the dance floor.  Sometimes the bride and groom get a band and sometimes its a wedding DJ.  If a wedding DJ is hired, you hope they have discussed the reception songs.  Secondly, a bride and groom usually will sit down with their DJ and make a plan for the night.  Both, picking out their favorite songs to dance to.

Thirdly, to determine the most popular songs, 100,000 Spotify playlists were looked at that contained different wedding-related search terms.  Those terms included: “wedding”, “first dance”, “wedding party”, “wedding music”, “just married” and more.

Finally, the Study also found the most emotional wedding songs.  Coming in at number 5 is Marry You by Bruno Mars.  Number 4 is also another song by Bruno Mars -  Uptown Funk.   The third most emotional song is Marry Me by Train.  I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston comes in 2nd place.  The number one most emotional wedding song from Spotify playlists was Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond.

If you know someone who’s getting married, just got engaged, or is celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary, you can share this list with them.  The data was collected by Givetastic.com.

Tampa was also voted one of the best places to get married.

Here are the votes are in and here are the most popular songs.

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by Whitney Houston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). It was released as the lead single from the album on May 2, 1987, by Arista Records. At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, marking Houston's second win in the category.

"Marry You" is a song by Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010).  Despite not being released as a single in the US, the song charted at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

"Yeah!" is a song by Usher featuring Lil Jon (who also produced the song) and Ludacris.  The song was released as the lead single from Usher's fourth studio album Confessions on January 10, 2004.  "Yeah!" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 consecutive weeks.  "Yeah!" was the longest-running number one single in 2004.

"Shut Up and Dance" is a song by Walk the Moon from their third studio album Talking Is Hard (2014).  It was written by the band members and a couple of songwriters.   The song is based on an experience lead singer Nicholas Petricca had at a Los Angeles nightclub. His girlfriend invited him to dance, inspiring the title. 

"Perfect" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album.  The song is a romantic ballad focusing on traditional marriage, written about his wife-to-be Cherry Seaborn, whom he knew from school and then reconnected with when she was working in New York.

Thinking Out Loud" is a song by Ed Sheeran recorded for his second studio album.    It was released in the US on 24 September 2014 as the album's third single.  In October 2015, the song became the first to be streamed over 500 million times on Spotify and has been viewed more than 3.6 billion times. 

"Crazy in Love" is a song recorded by Beyoncé, featuring her husband Jay-Z from her debut solo studio album Dangerously in Love (2003).  "Crazy in Love" reached number-one hit in the United States and United Kingdom.  VH1 declared it the greatest song of the 2000s decade, while Rolling Stone ranked it at number 16 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time in 2021.  They also declared the song the greatest of the 21st century.    At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, "Crazy in Love" won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

"Mr. Brightside" is the debut single of American rock band the Killers.  It is from their debut studio album, Hot Fuss (2004). Written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, it was one of the first songs the Killers ever wrote.

"Wannabe" is the debut single by the Spice Girls, released on 26 June 1996.  It was written by the Spice Girls for the their debut album, Spice.   In a 2014 study it was found to be the most recognizable pop song of the last 60 years.

"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976).  It was a worldwide hit.  It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States.  The song is about a visit to the discothèque and getting a high off of dancing.  Today, the song has become ABBA's most recognizable and popular song.